Scottsboro High School teacher charged with sexual relations with student

Scottsboro police arrested Kandace Christopher, 26, on Monday. She was charged with one felony count of a school employee engaging in a sex act with a student under the age of 19 and one misdemeanor count of a school employee having sexual contact with a student under the age of 19. Christopher made her $16,000 bond not long after her arrest.

Scottsboro City Schools released a statement Tuesday morning stating [Kandace Marie] Christopher had resigned from her position at the school. Scottsboro police said the student in question ran away when confronted by her parents about having a relationship with Christopher, who also was a coach at the school. Police found the teen several hours later and returned her to her parents. Police said the relationship had been going on for about three months.

Scottsboro City schools superintendent Sandra Spivey provided the following statement to AL.com on Tuesday morning regarding the status of Kandace Christopher:

"Yesterday, we received a report of misconduct by a teacher in our school system. We immediately notified DHR, the Scottsboro Police Department, and the Alabama State Department of Education. While conducting our internal investigation, the employee submitted a resignation effective immediately. It is the practice of the Scottsboro City School System to cooperate with law enforcement in situations of this kind, and we will continue to cooperate with law enforcement in the criminal investigation of this matter."​

Kandace Marie Christopher, 26, of Fort Payne, was arrested Monday and charged with engaging in a sex act with a student under the age of 19, a felony. She also is charged with having sexual contact with a student, which is a misdemeanor ... Police said the relationship had been going on for about three months.

The investigation was launched after Scottsboro police got a call Sunday about a missing girl. The girl's parents said she ran away after being confronted about a relationship with a teacher/coach from school, according to news release from the police department. The girl was located several hours later. Scottsboro police arrested Kandace Marie Christopher, 26, of Fort Payne, Ala., Monday on charges of a school employee engaging in a sex act or deviant sexual intercourse with a student under the age of 19.

Kandace Marie Christopher, 26, is charged with a felony count of school employe engaging in a sex act or deviant sexual intercourse with a student under the age of 19 and a misdemeanor count of a school employee having sexual contact with a student under the age of 19, Scottsboro police said in a release. According to police, authorities received a call regarding a missing juvenile on Sunday and learned that the minor ran away from home after being confronted by her parents about a relationship with a teacher at school. The student was found safe several hours later and ...

Scottsboro Police Department investigators say Kandace Marie Christopher, 26, of Fort Payne, was arrested Monday on a charge of being a school employee engaging in a sex act or deviant sexual intercourse with a student under the age of 19 and another charge of a school employee having sexual contact with a student under 19, according to a news release from the police department. The investigation is headed by Scottsboro Police Detective Lt. Erik Dohring. Christopher is the second Chattanooga-area teacher arrested in as many weeks on suspicion of having sex with a student.

Scottsboro Police Department investigators say Kandace Marie Christopher, 26, of Fort Payne, was arrested Monday on a charge of being a school employee engaging in a sex act or deviant sexual intercourse with a student under the age of 19 and another charge of a school employee having sexual contact with a student under 19, according to a news release from the police department. The investigation is headed by Scottsboro Police Detective Lt. Erik Dohring. Christopher is the second Chattanooga-area teacher arrested in as many weeks on suspicion of having sex with a student.